Can dynastic families benefit Haryana? asks Shah

Press Trust of India  |  Sonipat (Haryana) 

BJP claimed on Sunday that people have rejected the "politics" of dynasty and corruption, which he said prevailed during the previous and Chautala governments in

Addressing a rally in Sonipat, Shah said Rahul Gandhi's ambition of becoming the would not be fulfilled.

"Rahul baba, your number won't come to become the PM," the (BJP) said, adding that people had made up their minds to bring back the

"I want to ask the of the that proofs have been found that you have flats in foreign countries and are a director in foreign companies," Shah said, without taking any name. "Besides, there are charges against you of holding a foreign citizenship, of many leaders abroad have been found."

Shah underlined that Narendra Modi's image was "clean" and nobody had been able to point any finger at him after remaining minister and for 14 and five years, respectively.

Taking a swipe at Hooda, and former and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala, the claimed that the people of the state had got fed up with corruption and hooliganism during their terms.

"Be it the or the Chautala... one is on bail, one is in jail. Don't know what all they do," Shah said.

"For years, power was concentrated between the Hoodas and the Chautalas. When came to power, corruption increased. When Chautala was there, hooliganism increased," he added.

has been slapped with many cases during the ruling BJP regime and Chautala is serving a jail term in a teachers' recruitment scam.

Attacking Hooda, who is contesting from Sonipat, Shah asked: "Can dynastic families benefit "

Commenting on Gandhi's rally in Gurgaon a day ago, Shah hit out at the Congress for asking what Modi had done for

"He (Gandhi) is seeking an account from us. We have been in power for five years, but you (Congress) ruled this country for 55 years. People are seeking your account," Shah said.

"We don't need to give any account to them, we are answerable to people," he added.

The BJP said the people have rejected the "politics" of caste, dynasty and corruption, "where middlemen and builders used to be given benefit", besides "damaad" politics, in an apparent reference to Gandhi's brother-in-law,

Under Manohar Lal Khattar, Shah claimed that there is no hooliganism and corruption, saying that the state had made "all-round" progress.

All the 10 constituencies of Haryana goes to polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 12.

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First Published: Sun, May 05 2019. 16:05 IST